Trending Romance (6.6.25)
The trending romances making waves this week!
Curious what romance readers are devouring? These are the latest books dominating Goodreads, Kindle rankings, and the top bestsellers lists!
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Top 20 Most Read Romances
According to Goodreads data, these are the most read romances of the week.
#1 GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry (Berkley) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy |🌶️x 31
#2 REWIND IT BACK by Liz Tomforde (Amara) | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4
#3 SHIELD OF SPARROWS by Devney Perry (Red Tower Books) | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 3
#4 SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME by Abby Jimenez (Forever) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy | 🌶️x 3
#5 ONE GOLDEN SUMMER by Carley Fortune (Berkley) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy | 🌶️x 3
#6 ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books) | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
#7 PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy | 🌶️x 4 |🆕
#8 JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez (Forever) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy |🌶️x 3
#9 FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books) | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
#10 IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books) | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
#11 QUICKSILVER by Callie Hart (Forever) | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
#12 FEARLESS by Lauren Roberts (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) | YA Romantic Fantasy | 🌶️x 2
#13 THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH by Rachel Gillig (Orbit) | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 3
#14 SILVER ELITE by Dani Francis (Del Rey) | Science Fiction Romance |🌶️x 4
#15 RELEASING 10 by Chloe Walsh (Bloom Books) | New Adult Sports Romance |🌶️x 4 |🆕
#16 FUNNY STORY by Emily Henry (Berkley) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy |🌶️x 3
#17 PART OF YOUR WORLD by Abby Jimenez (Forever) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy |🌶️x 3
#18 A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) | YA/New Adult Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 3
#19 THE LOVE HATERS by Katherine Center (St. Martin’s Press) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy |🌶️x 1
#20 DEEP END by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley) | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4
Top 15 Indie Romance Trendlist
According to Kindle Store data, these are the Top 15 trending self-published romances for the week ending May 31.
#1 BREATHTAKING by Bella Matthews | Billionaire Romance |🌶️x 4
#2 MILE HIGH by Liz Tomforde | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4
#3 MY FAVORITE BAD DECISION by Elizabeth O’Roark | Contemporary Romance |🌶️x 4
#4 THE BEST OF US by Brittney Sahin | Romantic Suspense |🌶️x 4
#5 THE SITUATION by Adriana Locke | Contemporary Romance, Workplace Romance, Billionaire Romance |🌶️x 4
#6 THE BUTCHER by Penelope Sky | Mafia Romance |🌶️x 5
#7 REBOUND by Sadie Kincaid | Dark Romance |🌶️x 4
#8 THE RITUAL by Shantel Tessier | Dark Romance |🌶️x 5
#9 FORGED IN BLOOD by Sadie Kincaid | Paranormal Romance |🌶️x 5
#10 THE REJECTED WIFE by L. Steele | Billionaire Romance
#11 SPOTLIGHT by Rebecca Jenshak | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4
#12 THE RIGHT MOVE by Liz Tomforde | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4
#13 MAFIA AND GOLD DIGGER by Isa Oliver | Mafia Romance |🌶️x 4
#14 BASIL by Maya Alden | Contemporary Romance |🌶️x 3 |🆕
#15 HAT TRICK by Chelsea Curto | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4 | 🆕
Top 10 Hybrid Romance Trendlist
According to Kindle Store data, these are the top 10 trending hybrid romances for the week ending May 31. Hybrid romances are those that are self-published in one format (e.g. e-book) and traditionally published in another format (e.g. print).
#1 REWIND IT BACK by Liz Tomforde (Amara) | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4
#2 STORY OF MY LIFE by Lucy Score | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy |🌶️x 4
#3 KING OF ENVY by Ana Huang | Billionaire Romance |🌶️x 4
#4 HAUNTING ADELINE by H.D. Carlton | Dark Romance |🌶️x 5
#5 BEAUTIFUL VENOM by Rina Kent | Dark Romance |🌶️x 5 |🆕
#6 ON WINGS OF BLOOD by Briar Boleyn | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
#7 KING OF WRATH by Ana Huang | Billionaire Romance |🌶️x 4
#8 THE PUCKING WRONG ROOKIE by C.R. Jane | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4
#9 ZODIAC ACADEMY: THE AWAKENING by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 3
#10 WILD LOVE by Elsie Silver | Contemporary Romance |🌶️x 4
Instant Bestsellers
Brand new romance releases that made the bestsellers lists (e.g. NYT, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Indie Bestsellers, and Amazon Charts) for the week ending May 31, 2025.
PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy | 🌶️x 4 | #1 NYT Paperback Trade Fiction, #1 PW Trade Paper Frontlist Fiction, #1 Indie Bestseller Paperback Fiction
AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES by Page Poward (Roaring Books Press) | YA Contemporary Romance | 🌶️x 1 | #1 Indie Bestseller Young Adult
RELEASING 10 by Chloe Walsh (Bloom Books) | YA/New Adult Sports Romance | 🌶️x 4
ALONG CAME AMOR by Alexis Daria (Avon) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy | 🌶️x 3
BEAUTIFUL VENOM by Rina Kent (Bloom Books) | Dark Romance |🌶️x 5
CHANGE OF HART by Bailey Hannah (Dell) | Western Romance | 🌶️x 4
THE HIGH DIVE by Chelsea Fagan (Self-Published) | Contemporary Romance |🌶️x 3
IT’S A LOVE STORY by Annabel Monaghan (Avon) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy | 🌶️x 2
ALL SUPERHEROES NEED PR by Elizabeth Stephens (Montlake) | Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy | 🌶️x 4
HIDDEN NATURE by Nora Roberts (St. Martin’s Press) | Romantic Suspense | 🌶️x 3
PUCKED OFF by Helena Hunting (PB Dlx. Ed.) (Amara) | Sports Romance | 🌶️x 4
BEAUTIFUL CARNAGE by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham (HC Ed.) (King’s Hollow) | Mafia Romance | 🌶️x 4
THE SPELLSHOP by Sarah Beth Durst (PB Ed.) (Dell) | Romantic Fantasy | 🌶️x 1
Want to see ALL of the romances that made the bestsellers list? You can download the list here!
Still want more? Check out our June 2025 Romance Publications Calendar! You can also peruse our Romance Bookshelf for all the romances I’ve been reading and loving recently!
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Heat Scale:
🌶️ x 1 = No sex romance. There may be other forms of physical affection or none at all.
🌶️x 2 = Closed door / fade to black romance.
🌶️x 3 = Open door romance, but not particularly explicit.
🌶️x 4 = Explicit romance.
🌶️x 5 = Very explicit romance. This can refer to plenty of explicit scenes or sex scenes that push the envelope.